Erie County Farm Bureau Policies For 2009-2010

Accepted policies adopted September 23, 2009

We the members of the Erie County Farm Bureau resolve…

Local/County

  1. We support the education of farmers and the public about the SMV & new SIS signs.
  2. We support a countywide storm water utility with a multi-jurisdictional watershed approach to water quantity and quality within Erie County.
  3. We support education programs and proper use of ATVs.
  4. We support Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) education.
  5. We support maintaining local recycling.
  6. We support control of geese, coyotes, and wild turkeys.
  7. We support continued funding (no more cuts) of the sheriff’s department, The Ohio State University (OSU) Extension, and the Soil and Water Conservation District.

State

  1. We support lowering the acre requirement from a minimum of 500 contiguous acres to 200 acres for agriculture security areas.
  2. We support the harvesting of deer by hunters by shooting does before they can shoot a buck and/or extending the hunting season.
  3. We support the passage of the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board.

National

  1. We support development, production, and use of alternative energy sources.
  2. We support affordable health care.
  3. We support raising the federal estate tax exemption to five (5) million dollars, indexed for inflation and basis adjusted at time of death.
  4. We support public awareness that only 31.5 % (approximately) of the United States Department of Agriculture budget is distributed to famers. Food nutrition programs receive 66%.
  5. We support continued funding of the Farm Service Agency.